"William S. Burroughs Tribute Evening" DVD (1993)

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Stichting Vonk / Benn Posset (DVD, event), 1993.
5" x 5", single DVD in paper folder with affixed labels. 3 hours, 5 minutes, and 29 seconds play time.

William S. Burroughs Tribute Evening DVD, a transfer from video tape of an event at Amsterdam's de Melkweg on 23 September 1993, organized by Benn Posset. A "Stichting Vonk production." 

The events for this evening include William S. Burroughs presence over phone, and speakers including Eddie Woods, Johannes van Dam, William Levy, Udo Breger, Ira Cohen, Jürgen Ploog, Klaus Maeck, and the Psychic Warriors of Gaia.

This copy was acquired from Kevin Ring of Beat Scene Press (Binley Woods, England).

Not in Shoaf.
Not in Schottlaender.

Contents: 

• Johannes van Dam: introduction (0:00:00 – 0:03:45)
• Eddie Woods and Johannes van Dam: a dialogue as Ginsberg and WSB (0:03:45 – 0:30:14)
• William Levy: on Ian Sommerville's death and Fanatic (0:30:14 – 0:51:40)
• William Levy?: (0:51:40 - 0:56:44)
• Eddie Woods: on William Levy and Jürgen Ploog (0:56:44 – 0:59:52)
  
• Jürgen Ploog: on a visit to Burroughs with Carl Weissner (0:59:52 – 1:39:30)
• Johannes van Dam: introducing Udo Breger calling William S. Burroughs (1:39:30 – 1:40:25)
• William S. Burroughs: phone call with Udo Breger and Eddie Woods (1:40:25 – 1:56:18)
• Eddie Woods: call for intermission (1:56:18 – 1:57:03)
• Johannes van Dam: introduction to Burroughs' "A Thanksgiving Prayer" (1:57:03 – 1:57:33)
• Gus Van Sant and William S. Burroughs: "A Thanksgiving Prayer" (1:57:33 – 2:00:15)
• Johannes van Dam: introduction to Klaus Maeck (2:00:15 – 2:00:44)
• Klaus Maeck: on Burroughs' influence on music  (2:00:44 – 2:13:25)
• Klaus Maeck: trailer for Commissioner of Sewers (2:13:25 – 2:18:43)
• Johannes van Dam: introduction to Udo Breger (2:18:43 – 2:19:28)
• Udo Breger: reading his "Berry Picking Stig" [published in Radium 226.05, Issue 2, Summer 1989] (2:19:28 – 2:33:41)
• Eddie Woods: introduction to Ira Cohen (2:33:41 – 2:35:03)
• Ira Cohen: memories of Amsterdam, Burroughs, Gysin, more (2:35:03 – 2:59:50)
• end (~3 hrs in, then static)